A Man Asked His AI Assistant to Book a Gym Class. It Hacked the System Instead.
In the first known Australian autonomous cyber attack, an AI assistant hacked into a gym’s booking system while trying to help a user.
Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash
The police-tech giant Flock is announcing today that it will change officers’ access to its nationwide network of license plate readers, in an apparent effort to quell a growing backlash and win back contracts lost amid concerns about mass surveillance and police abuse. Several changes aim directly at a problem that has made recent headlines:…
Gen Z Turned This Food Craze Into a TikTok Obsession. Franchisors Are Cashing In.
Charcuterie boards are all over Instagram and TikTok, and franchise chains like Graze Craze are moving to seize the meat-and-cheese wave.
Can social media start over? Bluesky’s CEO and COO deliver their case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider is joined by COO Rose Wang for a Disrupt Stage session on whether social media can start over and where Bluesky fits into that potential reboot.
The Download: kids’ thoughts on AI, and female clones of male mice
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How kids feel about AI, in their own words —Jen Swetzoff and Keeley McNamara, the founding editors of Anyway, an independent print magazine for tweens and teens When we set out…
What’s behind this summer’s heat, and why 2027 could be worse
This summer has been a scorcher for much of the Northern Hemisphere. June and July marked the hottest two-month stretch in Europe since record-keeping began. The contiguous US endured its hottest month on record in July. South Korea saw its highest-ever recorded temperature. The heat isn’t over yet, but some scientists are already looking ahead…
How kids feel about AI, in their own words
When we set out to talk to kids about artificial intelligence, we thought we knew what we’d hear. We expected some to tell us they were using it to cheat a little, the way Millennials and Gen Xers opened up CliffsNotes or programmed formulas into their TI-82s, and others to share inspiring ways they were…
4 Hidden Leadership Bottlenecks Stalling Your Growth — and How to Clear Them Before They Become the Reason You Can’t Scale
Business growth often stalls because of hidden leadership bottlenecks, not market conditions. From unclear decision-making authority to founder dependency and weak leadership pipelines, addressing these internal constraints can unlock the capacity, accountability, and momentum needed to scale.
What SEO Actually Costs — and When You’re Being Overcharged
Why SEO costs $500 to $10,000 a month, and how to budget without overpaying.
4 Hidden Leadership Bottlenecks Stalling Your Growth — and How to Clear Them Before They Become the Reason You Can’t Scale
Business growth often stalls because of hidden leadership bottlenecks, not market conditions. From unclear decision-making authority to founder dependency and weak leadership pipelines, addressing these internal constraints can unlock the capacity, accountability, and momentum needed to scale.
Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them cheating at their jobs, classes
Is Anthropic’s new watermarking system a travesty? Some have taken to social media to complain that it is.